Reading The Pictures: The View From The Obama Train -- And Its Reminders

Seeing this NYT photo taken from the Obama "Freedom Train" on Saturday outside Claymont, Delaware, then reading Frank Rich's piece this weekend, detailing the intractability of urban problems, and specifically, the well-being of the 19% of D.C.'s population -- predominantly black ...and invisible -- living below the poverty line, I couldn't help but think of this visual analogy.

If we've come so far, there still is so far to go.

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(image: Damon Winter/The New York Times. linked image: David J. Phillip. New Orleans. September 4, 2005)

Comments

[shel3364]

02:06 AM on 01/20/2009

Normal people. THIS is what the president needs to see before he takes his oath of office.

[amazingdays]

07:47 PM on 01/19/2009

Hey there, as a fellow Obama supporter, I advise you not to make assumption­s like that about me. They're black and they live in a Delaware city neighborho­od. So what?

They're also standing on a nice new addition to a rowhouse which also has a new shed in good condition in front of them. They're in good spirits, warmly dressed, and excited to see the Obama-Bide­n train. Don't blame them because the roofed porch next door may be in for an upgrade.

When I saw the photo, I was excited to share the moment with them. It looked like fun.

[David Horton]

06:39 PM on 01/19/2009

A better comparison might be the Bobby Kennedy train?